How can I install a new motherboard and keep the version OEM of Windows active?

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• Can I install a new motherboard and CPU without reinstalling vista?

  My PC currently consists of...

  Operating system: Microsoft® Vista Ultimate (32 bit) with all updates installed
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  Motherboard: Alienware® PCI Express (Abit AA8XE) motherboard with Intel® 925XE Chipset 1066/800 MHz FSB
  Proccessor: Intel® Pentium® processor 4 560 w / technology HT 3.6 GHz, 1 MB Cache
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  Memory: 4 GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533 MHz - 4 x 1024MB (current "Bios" recognizes only 3096MB)
  Graphics processor: NVIDIA GeFrorce 8800 GTX OC Express 756 MB DDR3 X 2 digital output
  Sound card: Creative Sound Blaster® X - Fi XtremeGamer high definition 7.1 surround sound Firewire (IEEE® 1394)
  System drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1 to/32 MB Cache SATA3
  Optical drive: NEC® ND-3500 16 x dual layer DVD±R/W recorder
  Network connection: built-in High Performance Gigabit Ethernet

  I intend to replace the card mother and CPU with...

  Motherboard: XFX nForce 750i SLI Extreme Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 750i, support 45nm, Socket 775, ATX, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, SATA, RAID
  Proccessor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 HH80562PH0678MK - 2.66 GHz processor, 8 MB Cache, 1066 MHz FSB, Kentsfield Quad-Core, OEM, Socket 775, processor

  Is there a way to pull this off with on the reinstallation of the operating system?  This post http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2007/09/how-to-install-a-new-motherboard-without-reinstalling-windows.ars looks promising, but not specifically for Vista.

  I don't have a Vista DVD that I bought the upgrade online. I have it on a spare SATA drive and can't burn on a DVD because for some reason any damned, it is slightly larger then what fits on a 8.4 GB DVD. I have a disc XP full version. The current installation is a clean vista who, for now, I forget exactly how I managed, but I remember that you can do a full install with upgrade to vista as long you have your original cd of XP handy.

  Hello Sqrly,

  All you can do is try. It's 50-50 if you try to fix the MBR (master boot record). If this does not work and clean install will be your only option. If I were you, I would like to do a clean install. You can download this ISO (Vista) link:http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/ but the use of this software to burn your ISO. Link: http://download.cnet.com/Active-ISO-Burner/3000-2646_4-10602452.html?tag=mncol, let us know if this allows you to get your drive. Follow the instructions. Try to repair your windows MBR with this disc. If it isn't you may have an option to make your recovery partition recovery disks or you must contact the manufacturer to buy them for a small fee. Very nice MOBO you got there by the way! ;-) Let us know whether, if that helps you. Make it a great day!

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• Hello, my computer down and I bought another. How can I install Adobe Acrobat XI pro on the new computer with my license? In fact, it's already used with my old computer which is broken...?

  Hello, my computer down and I bought another. How can I install Adobe Acrobat XI pro on the new computer with my license? In fact, it's already used with my old computer which is broken...? !

  you are allowed to two facilities/activations.  If you want / need to restore those, contact adobe support and application and activation count reset.

  Use a browser that allows cookies and pop-up windows, please contact adobe for hourly pst support by clicking here and, when it is available, click "still need help," https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html

  Available downloadable Setup files:

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  • Acrobat: DC, XI, X | Suite X | 9,8 | 9 pro extended exe,7z extended pro 9 | 9 standard | 8 standard
  • Captivate: 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5.5, 5 | 1
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  • Lightroom: 6,7. 5.7.1|  4.4 | 3.6
  • Photoshop Elements: 14,13,12,11,10 | 9,8,7 win | 8 mac | 7 mac
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  Download and installation help links Adobe

  Help download and installation to Prodesigntools links can be found on the most linked pages.  They are essential; especially steps 1, 2 and 3.  If you click on a link that does not have these listed steps, open a second window by using the link to Lightroom 3 to see these "important Instructions".

• How can I create a new folder and add some choose another folder

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• How can I install my new Acrobat Pro XI on my second computer?

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• How can I get FF to open a web site in a new tab and keep the old tab so I can come and go?

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  When you click on a link that is on a right click of the Web page and click on "Open link in a new tab" this will open the new page in a new tab and keep your old tab open. If you want to open a new tab without clicking on a link on a web page, click on the button "+" near your tabs currently open.

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  1 Please reboot nothing so interfere with this process.

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• Comment do pay change the VAT number, even after trying all possibilities to contact you? Car I have to renew my subscription it works like pay the time. If not can I make a new account and keep all my videos

  Comment do pay change the VAT number, even after trying all possibilities to contact you? Car I have to renew my subscription it works like pay the time. If not can I make a new account and keep all my videos are that they do is delete? Thank you!

  Hello Anthony, I just talk to an officer on the support of the cat, its ok for me!

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  Go to this page: https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?step=CCSN_membership-account-payment_change-or-upgrad e-tone-subscription

  Then click on the blue button "still need help? Contact us. "

  Then click on the option contact fist > 'Chat '.

  Wait a few seconds and then be cool, ask to change the VAT number and wait... the agent will make the change...

  You will receive an email within 2-3 days to confirm the change (to the used email registration)!

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• How can I change my email address and keep my photos

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  You can make changes to your profile here, change address e-mail, password, screen name, etc.. Revel is related to you adobeid, so that the changes will apply to your general connection to adobe as well as your account of revel.

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• We had Best Buy install a new motherboard and have now no Windows XP. How can reinstall us with no available disks?

  We took our best Buy HP cleaan out and install a new motherboard, but now we must not be pulled up to Window XP and theyu advised us that we need to buy it again.  Is it possible to reinstall windows XP without buying the whole program again.

  -What did they replace the motherboard with an identical?  If so, Windows XP may be able to run.  What happens when you try to start it?

  Don't have they replaced the hard drive?  If this is not the case, there could be a recovery partition on the disk that you can use to install Windows XP.

  Otherwise, contact the manufacturer of the computer for an installation disc.

  You shouldn't buy a new copy of XP.  A computer repairman competent all these possibilities would discuss with you before starting the repair work.

• I try to install the Catalyst Control Center drivers. I get an error saying that I can only run this administrative only mode. I am the only account and always the administrator value. How do we install? Is CD and downloaded the drivers from the website a

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  Hi pfunk20000,

  Thanks for posting. Hold Left Shift and right click on the installer of catalyst and select "run as". From there, you can select administrator. Set the local administrator password and it should install without any problems.

  I hope this helps! Shawn - Support Engineer - MCP, MCDST
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